Teams gear up for annual Spar hockey challenge
Kuswag was the first team to make it through in 2011, while Amanzimtoti has been holding onto the title for the last four years.
Amanzimtoti high school teams for the Durban South region are gearing up for this year’s SPAR KZN hockey challenge, which takes place at the Three Schools’ Trust Astro, on Sunday, 7 April.
Hosting the fifth regional tournament, Amanzimtoti High School will welcome teams from Grosvenor, Kingsway, Kuswag, New Forest, Queensburgh and Werda. Meeting on neutral territory, the eight teams will be divided into two pools. In Pool A are Werda, Toti and the two Queensburgh teams, and in Pool B Kuswag, Kingsway, Grosvenor and New Forest.
At the blast of the first 20-minute whistle, Toti will lead the way as they take to the pitch to meet Werda. The second game of the day is an Amanzimtoti derby with Kingsway taking on Kuswag. The programme for the regional has 12 pool games, followed by five cross-pool games, kicking off with the first two semi-finals.
Four schools had appearances at all the nine Durban South regionals: Toti, Kingsway, New Forest and Grosvenor. Both Kuswag and Werda have participated in all but one of the regionals. Queensburgh Girls’ High has had a regular presence over the last four years and Queensburgh High makes a welcome return after missing the last two years.
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Two teams have represented this region at the grand finals – Kuswag was the first team to make it through in the inaugural tournament in 2011, where they finished ninth overall. A determined team from Amanzimtoti has been holding onto the title for the last four years and their tally includes three 10th spots in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and an eighth in last year’s tournament.
Ten teams from around KZN will head to St Mary’s DSG in Kloof for the grand finals on 20 and 21 July. The winner of this region will join teams that have already earned their spot in July – St Anne’s (Pietermaritzburg north), Epworth School (Pietermaritzburg central), Crawford La Lucia (Durban North) and Durban Girls College (Durban central). For more information, like the tournament’s Facebook page or follow their Instagram account.
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